these businesses that want the educated workforce, they're against this. what do they say to you when you challenge them on this? >> i tell them-- i have the utmost respect for them. these are great ceos. and i say to them, "here's the problem: you always want us to invest more in education, and now you say no. so my question to you, if not this, then what? don't just tell me no." >> well, what do they say? >> they don't have an answer, lesley. >> the initiative was way ahead in the polls until the opposition started airing ads saying 1098 is a slippery slope. >> and can be extended to you in just two years. >> polls now show the middle class thinks they, too, will be hit with income taxes. and the high-tech entrepreneurs we met say there's a fairness issue. bill gates got to start microsoft without an income tax. and this is something you hear a lot, that they find it curious gates is supporting an income tax now. >> i believe the gateses have already made most of their money, so they wouldn't be taxed under a new income tax structure in our state. >> the